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"This is a fairly good answer. I would still be concerned about public, written opinions that involve guessing and speculation. As Jason says below, yes, it is happening elsewhere and I don't think that is good either. What's more, that never gives us an excuse to participate. Yes, this needs to be discussed by churches. I have been directly involved in a situation that is far too similar and have seen the monumental difficulty of it. Plans need to be in place, discussions need to happen, I agree with all that. I remain unsure how speculating on the "maybe" and "perhaps" of this specific situation (in a public format) furthers that end. Hypothetical discussions are one thing - this is far from hypothetical. Chris" - Abounding Media

"This is a fairly good answer. I would still be concerned about public, written opinions that involve guessing and speculation. As Jason says below, yes, it is happening elsewhere and I don't think that is good either. What's more, that never gives us an excuse to participate. Yes, this needs to be discussed by churches. I have been directly involved in a situation that is far too similar and have seen the monumental difficulty of it. Plans need to be in place, discussions need to happen, I agree with all that. I remain unsure how speculating on the "maybe" and "perhaps" of this specific situation (in a public format) furthers that end. Hypothetical discussions are one thing - this is far from hypothetical. Chris" - Abounding Media

"This is a fairly good answer. I would still be concerned about public, written opinions that involve guessing and speculation. As Jason says below, yes, it is happening elsewhere and I don't think that is good either. What's more, that never gives us an excuse to participate. Yes, this needs to be discussed by churches. I have been directly involved in a situation that is far too similar and have seen the monumental difficulty of it. Plans need to be in place, discussions need to happen, I agree with all that. I remain unsure how speculating on the "maybe" and "perhaps" of this specific situation (in a public format) furthers that end. Hypothetical discussions are one thing - this is far from hypothetical. Chris" - Abounding Media

"I came to your blog via a link from Sharper Iron a few days ago, asked some questions on your "What Is" page and was generally pleased with the answers I received. I was rather hoping you were not one of the speculative, reactionary and argument-inducing blogs I have grown weary of reading. Moreover, I was hoping you would not take the opportunity to lob bombs at any fundamentalist church you deem "legalistic" or "extreme." I still hope I am not wrong, but this post has made me wonder. Why would you possibly feel compelled to ask your readers to speculate on whether or not this church's supposedly KJV-Only, "ultraconservative" stand were a contributing factor in the (yet to be fully-determined) problem? What could this speculation possibly hope to accomplish? If I were a KJV-Only proponent who observed a similar situation in a church that used the ESV or NASB - then hinted their "compromised" view had contributed to the situation, would I not be out of line? Can conjecture based upon..." - Abounding Media

"I came to your blog via a link from Sharper Iron a few days ago, asked some questions on your "What Is" page and was generally pleased with the answers I received. I was rather hoping you were not one of the speculative, reactionary and argument-inducing blogs I have grown weary of reading. Moreover, I was hoping you would not take the opportunity to lob bombs at any fundamentalist church you deem "legalistic" or "extreme." I still hope I am not wrong, but this post has made me wonder. Why would you possibly feel compelled to ask your readers to speculate on whether or not this church's supposedly KJV-Only, "ultraconservative" stand were a contributing factor in the (yet to be fully-determined) problem? What could this speculation possibly hope to accomplish? If I were a KJV-Only proponent who observed a similar situation in a church that used the ESV or NASB - then hinted their "compromised" view had contributed to the situation, would I not be out of line? Can conjecture based upon..." - Abounding Media

"I came to your blog via a link from Sharper Iron a few days ago, asked some questions on your "What Is" page and was generally pleased with the answers I received. I was rather hoping you were not one of the speculative, reactionary and argument-inducing blogs I have grown weary of reading. Moreover, I was hoping you would not take the opportunity to lob bombs at any fundamentalist church you deem "legalistic" or "extreme." I still hope I am not wrong, but this post has made me wonder. Why would you possibly feel compelled to ask your readers to speculate on whether or not this church's supposedly KJV-Only, "ultraconservative" stand were a contributing factor in the (yet to be fully-determined) problem? What could this speculation possibly hope to accomplish? If I were a KJV-Only proponent who observed a similar situation in a church that used the ESV or NASB - then hinted their "compromised" view had contributed to the situation, would I not be out of line? Can conjecture based upon..." - Abounding Media

"Reasserting the Biblical foundations...amen, I am for that." - Abounding Media

"Reasserting the Biblical foundations...amen, I am for that." - Abounding Media

"Reasserting the Biblical foundations...amen, I am for that." - Abounding Media

"Thanks for the answer. I'm with you on most of it, but depart on the need to "reinvent fundamentalism from the ground up." Much of what we call historic fundamentalism was built (necessarily) by seasoned, grounded, experienced, battle-tested, Godly men. I don't feel any sort of compulsion, as a young, not so experienced, not so battle-tested man, to call for its re-invention. I think I would need to check the credentials of the men (whomever they may be) doing the re-invention before I jumped on board. At this moment, I have observed very few with the gravitas needed for such an endeavor. Not saying they don't exist...I have just encountered very few. Generally speaking, I find our generation (myself included) a little anemic to do such a substantial diagnosis and cure. Maybe after thirty or so more years in the ministry..." - Abounding Media

"Thanks for the answer. I'm with you on most of it, but depart on the need to "reinvent fundamentalism from the ground up." Much of what we call historic fundamentalism was built (necessarily) by seasoned, grounded, experienced, battle-tested, Godly men. I don't feel any sort of compulsion, as a young, not so experienced, not so battle-tested man, to call for its re-invention. I think I would need to check the credentials of the men (whomever they may be) doing the re-invention before I jumped on board. At this moment, I have observed very few with the gravitas needed for such an endeavor. Not saying they don't exist...I have just encountered very few. Generally speaking, I find our generation (myself included) a little anemic to do such a substantial diagnosis and cure. Maybe after thirty or so more years in the ministry..." - Abounding Media

"Thanks for the answer. I'm with you on most of it, but depart on the need to "reinvent fundamentalism from the ground up." Much of what we call historic fundamentalism was built (necessarily) by seasoned, grounded, experienced, battle-tested, Godly men. I don't feel any sort of compulsion, as a young, not so experienced, not so battle-tested man, to call for its re-invention. I think I would need to check the credentials of the men (whomever they may be) doing the re-invention before I jumped on board. At this moment, I have observed very few with the gravitas needed for such an endeavor. Not saying they don't exist...I have just encountered very few. Generally speaking, I find our generation (myself included) a little anemic to do such a substantial diagnosis and cure. Maybe after thirty or so more years in the ministry..." - Abounding Media

"I don't know if you are familiar with the Christian taxonomy developed by Dr. Straub at Central Seminary, but it is actually pretty good. It seems to me from your description here that this blog comes from what he calls a "New Image Fundamentalist" perspective. See a more detailed description here. Would that be a fair assessment? Why do you feel it is best to come from this corrective, reformational (for lack of a better term) perspective? I mean, always making a concerted effort "not to be like" someone else or "not repeat" the wrongs of people from your past. This is a real concern for me. Several friends in the ministry within my age group (33) have a similar perspective. They are terrified of appearing to be "like" those old-time Fundamentalists they claim were so wrong in the past. I'm not saying you are necessarily doing that - but it sounds something like that from your description. This sometimes goes far beyond learning from history. I have observed a fervor against this..." - Abounding Media

"I don't know if you are familiar with the Christian taxonomy developed by Dr. Straub at Central Seminary, but it is actually pretty good. It seems to me from your description here that this blog comes from what he calls a "New Image Fundamentalist" perspective. See a more detailed description here. Would that be a fair assessment? Why do you feel it is best to come from this corrective, reformational (for lack of a better term) perspective? I mean, always making a concerted effort "not to be like" someone else or "not repeat" the wrongs of people from your past. This is a real concern for me. Several friends in the ministry within my age group (33) have a similar perspective. They are terrified of appearing to be "like" those old-time Fundamentalists they claim were so wrong in the past. I'm not saying you are necessarily doing that - but it sounds something like that from your description. This sometimes goes far beyond learning from history. I have observed a fervor against this..." - Abounding Media

"I don't know if you are familiar with the Christian taxonomy developed by Dr. Straub at Central Seminary, but it is actually pretty good. It seems to me from your description here that this blog comes from what he calls a "New Image Fundamentalist" perspective. See a more detailed description here. Would that be a fair assessment? Why do you feel it is best to come from this corrective, reformational (for lack of a better term) perspective? I mean, always making a concerted effort "not to be like" someone else or "not repeat" the wrongs of people from your past. This is a real concern for me. Several friends in the ministry within my age group (33) have a similar perspective. They are terrified of appearing to be "like" those old-time Fundamentalists they claim were so wrong in the past. I'm not saying you are necessarily doing that - but it sounds something like that from your description. This sometimes goes far beyond learning from history. I have observed a fervor against this..." - Abounding Media

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Cool, thanks! I sent an email to the address you put on my blog comment... - Andrew Currie

"I get it, and I agree Brandon. I fit pretty well into that conservative, fundamentalist group you describe and have been screaming for years that we ought to be all about excellence in our communication. We like to think we have a high level of knowledge, Biblical accuracy and behavioral discipline, but sometimes apply ourselves very poorly in any communication forum besides the spoken word (i.e. sermons). Not acceptable. My hope is that this site, along with a few others are a sign of things to come. Thanks for the post and all your hard work in this area. Chris Harper Fairbanks, AK Chris´s last blog ..One Can Only Do So Much…" - Abounding Media

"Hey Brandon, I am totally with you on this. We are years behind in our online development and need to get serious like…now. The one thing I keep trying to get across is that Christians are commanded to be communicators (Mark 16:15). The web is one of the most powerful and inexpensive tools we have today – so we have very few excuses for ignoring it. One recent site launch has been pretty impressive to me. A local church ministry I follow in California has put together a powerful online ministry resource called Ministry127 (Phil. 1:27). The content is great and the execution is stellar. Take a look and see what you think. I am encouraged…some churches are getting it – and getting it right. Chris Chris´s last blog ..One Can Only Do So Much…" - Abounding Media

"Amen Brandon. I had some similar thoughts in a blog post during the Presidential election * God’s word never returns void. – Political talking points always return void. * The gospel appeals to men’s souls, which are ever-present. – Political ideas appeal to logic, which is rarely present. * Witnesses deal with individuals. – Politicians address the masses. * Salvation is absolute and complete. – Legislation is compromised consensus. * The Bible stands the test of time. – Men’s ideas fade and change. * Ministries rely on the power of God. – Political movements rely on the momentum and initiative of men. * Truth cuts to the heart. – Political speech lingers on the surface. Keep preaching, praying and laboring to win men to Him! Chris" - Abounding Media

"I love this feature. It is one that has kept me from using Yammer heavily. I'll start using it today...providing it's active on the free version?" - Abounding Media

"Yeah, it would be hard to believe that a company wouldn't have a domain name, but many have more than one. Some are divided by department, sector, region, etc. I have found Yammer impossible to use on a couple of projects because employees in the same company or on the same project have a different e-mail domain.Add the multiple domain feature and I'm on board." - Abounding Media

"Mitchell, I agree. Please keep us updated on the project if there is indeed a fork. I am using Sweetcron rather heavily as well and would like to see it go on. We are all very busy, but if I had it, I would be willing to donate some time and code to the project. Thanks for this link." - Abounding Media

"Mitchell, I agree. Please keep us updated on the project if there is indeed a fork. I am using Sweetcron rather heavily as well and would like to see it go on. We are all very busy, but if I had it, I would be willing to donate some time and code to the project. Thanks for this link." - Abounding Media

"Mitchell, I agree. Please keep us updated on the project if there is indeed a fork. I am using Sweetcron rather heavily as well and would like to see it go on. We are all very busy, but if I had it, I would be willing to donate some time and code to the project. Thanks for this link." - Abounding Media

"Very creative post Robert, I love the perspective. Those are some good insights that I hadn't seen outlined. It's nice to get outside the "tech bubble" a bit. Great work." - Abounding Media

"Very creative post Robert, I love the perspective. Those are some good insights that I hadn't seen outlined. It's nice to get outside the "tech bubble" a bit. Great work." - Abounding Media

"Very creative post Robert, I love the perspective. Those are some good insights that I hadn't seen outlined. It's nice to get outside the "tech bubble" a bit. Great work." - Abounding Media

"I joined Cliqset several months ago after seeing it on TechCrunch. The software is good, but the community is limited and nowhere near as passionate as the FriendFeed community was at one time. Even the “big” accounts (that’s a relative term) have very little activity surrounding them. Yes, it’s well constructed, but I am skeptical. There seems to be something missing with the current community involved." - Abounding Media

"I am not that concerned about the circus preachers. I am more alarmed by the legitimate ministries who promote, promote, promote them while at the same time attempting to assure us they don't embrace their philosophies. The apologists are legion and sometimes in the most conservative ranks of Christianity. While they tell us how much we can "learn" from the likes of Mark Driscoll and Perry Noble - they also say they don't embrace their "style". Cowardice is rampant today and a refusal to name the worldly and profane threatens to ruin otherwise Godly ministries. Are the celebrity pastors vulgar and selfish - yes, often. But...the Godly young preacher who knows the truth and still regularly and enthusiastically recommends their books, dvd's, blogs, etc. is the larger problem. They use their credibility to support that which is worldly and wrong. I'd like to see a few more articles focusing on that huge (and largely untold) story." - Abounding Media

"I am not that concerned about the circus preachers. I am more alarmed by the legitimate ministries who promote, promote, promote them while at the same time attempting to assure us they don't embrace their philosophies. The apologists are legion and sometimes in the most conservative ranks of Christianity. While they tell us how much we can "learn" from the likes of Mark Driscoll and Perry Noble - they also say they don't embrace their "style". Cowardice is rampant today and a refusal to name the worldly and profane threatens to ruin otherwise Godly ministries. Are the celebrity pastors vulgar and selfish - yes, often. But...the Godly young preacher who knows the truth and still regularly and enthusiastically recommends their books, dvd's, blogs, etc. is the larger problem. They use their credibility to support that which is worldly and wrong. I'd like to see a few more articles focusing on that huge (and largely untold) story." - Abounding Media